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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July Childs self-estee- Pate 1. 1992 - 17 at stake m Parents can help or hinder when pressuring children to achieve By Anna Hanberg Throughout history it has been that parents usually want their children to excel. Behind the scenes of the great performers of the world there are the supporters. known .. GETTING READY-Construct- for Roosevelt ion Citys Municipal Complex should begin this week or next Surveying teams were out Monday, June 29 checking out the location, which used to house the old elementary school. Ground breaking ceremony should be held soon. George and Veil Nelron were in Salt Lake Monday, June 15, where George had a doctor appointment. Kipp and Helen Merkley had their son, Steven and Michelle and family; Layton, visit them over the weekend. Chet and Rachel Henderson spent five days visiting in Colorado. They went to Durango, Marvel, Silverton and Red Mesa and back home. Visited in Duchesne the past week were Vicky and Tim Voss and children, Pleasanton, Calif.; Dee and Chris Thomas and children, Casper; Curtis and Terri Scott and children, Concord, Calif. Ruby and Dave Thomas, Nellie Nelson, El win and Lena Thomas left June 19 to meet with Kaye and Trie Coffin and children from San Raman, Calif., for a week on Lake Powell. This is a family reunion for Ruby and Dave, and El win and Lena. Also joining the group were John and Sheryl Lewis and son, t Los Angeles. The Harold Gees left Friday June 19 with their camper. They stayed in Layton with Harolds sister. While there they attended the Ogden temple, visited a niece, Elaine Harmon, then visited an elderly friend. Pearl Child, in a care center. She will be 100 years old in October. They then attended the Clarence Wilson reunion at the home of Heneretta Wilson Saturday, and returned home Monday. Marvella Wilkersons brother, Clarence Joseph Bowden, passed away June 11, on Marvellas birthday. His funeral was held in Salt Lake. Derrik and Cassie Tollefson, Logan, were in Vernal last weekend, doing some painting on his dads home. Phyllis Day spent a week visiting in Southern Utah. While there she visited with her daughter-in-laMrs. Robert Day, and her sister, Mrs. Phil Martin. Dean and Pam Peterson left June 18 to take a group of children to Flaming Gorge for three days of camping and fun. Jason and Tori Ann Purdy had a baby girl bom at Alta View Hospital May 17. She weighed 7 lbs., and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Jim and Joe Ann Grant, Du-- chesne, Jody and Laretta Purdy, Bridgeland; great grandparents, Don and Zella Lee, Duchesne. Phyllis Mead and her family went to Idaho Falls to attend the wedding reception of her grandson, a son of Hall and Janice Merkley. Phyllis stayed for a week to do some visiting. Barbara Meri weather had mqjor suigery Sunday last week. A baby girl was bom to Rick and Heidi Miller June 15. They named her Whitney Rae. She has a broth- er and sister at hone. Grandparents are Alton and Sue Wilde, and Mary Miller, Duchesne; Carolyn and Bab Sander, Salt Lake; great grandmother, Aleen Thomas, Salt Lake, and Dorothy Ivie, Duchesne. Laura May Timothy returned last from a vacation to California when she attended the blessing of her fifth great grandchild. She stayed at the home of her grandson, Ray Hilfer and his wife Crystal. While there she visited with her two other daughters, Claudia Hilfer and Patt Ann Davis. She reports that her daughter, Patty, and her family, will be moving to Lehi to end of June. Her husband retired from the Air Force a few months ago, and has been two-wee- employed k at BYU. . parents. The great composer Chopin, for example, left his home in Poland to use his musical talents to help his country become liberated. His base support was from his parents encouragement and belief in him. Many of leaders of the world became what they are, it is said, because of positive pressure from their parents. Authorities soy it is a natural parental instinct to encourage children to improve and perform to their greatest potential. But parents sometimes pressure their children towards becoming what they imagine rather than what the child desires. Parents play an important role in the development of children. As stated by David G. Myers, By the end of childhood ones traits have nearly set like day. It is important that children learn to know themselves during their early life. Here is where parents take so much precedence. Through study it has been discovered that most childrens characteristic are developed between the ages of 9 and 12. Because of this, child development experts say it is important to help children discover themselves. As explained in a poem,! took apiece of living clay and gently formed it day by day, and molded with my power and art a young childs soft and yielding heart. I came again when years were gone, it was a man I looked upon; he still that early imprint wore, and I could change Mm never more. (Author known). Parents help children develop and reach their potential. This power which is held by parents can leave a positive or negative imprint on a childs lift. Child psychologist Eleonor Maccoby once stated, We can hazard a tentative conclusion: The childs later abstinent will be primarily determined by the quality of the relationship with the new caretakers (parents). In trying to help, parental sure m ay instead be harmful . Chil- un-Frid- ay '. . 'V t Jf ' dren are born possessing certain talents and abilities, with a natural instinct to develop them. An important role for parents is to help those talents develop. Yet when you visit a ball park, for example, it is not unusual to see a father ripping" on his son because he missed hitting the ball. With negative influences, a childs natural talents may become minimized. Although most people might not realize it, unnecessary demands will affect children. Frustration results from criticizism which then and emodevelops a low tional pain. In some instances, experts remind us, children grow up too fast; they miss childhood, because they are expected to accept responsibility. The oldest child of neglectful, or substance abusing parents, for example, often raises the younger brothers and sisters, leaving no room to be a child themselves. That child is pressured because of the lack of responsibility from parents, to become an adult before he or she is ready. Abused children suffer from pressure because they are subjected to influences that are unnatural for them. Statistics prove that sexual or physical abuse leads children to feel a loss of On a less severe level, pressure can lead to altered moral attitudes ofchildren. When a seven year old girl is dressed and taught to act like a 21 year old woman, experts say, her ideas develop around the idea of being grown up. Upon reaching adolescence, moral standards are lowered, sometimes resulting in premarital sex and Parental pressure can also be used positively, psychologists acknowledge, in a manner creating high standards and influencing goals. Mark Twain once spoke concerning his father, saying, When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to havetheoldman around. But when I got to be 21, 1 was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years. Parents knowledge can influence and help set a course for their children. With most children, the object of their lives is to please mom and dad. The expectations of parents weigh greatly upon the shoulders of self-ima- self-wort- h. y. "lM ue cetebtate out oration's bfothday, pftincipJes children. Therapists indicate that most parents want their children to do well fact, to be better than they are. Through encouragement and support they may set a steady path for children to follow. It is through the positive influences of parents that children excel and progress. Parents sometimes pressure their children to become something they dont want to be. Power is held within the hands of the parents, especially during childhood and adolescent years. Experts remind us that actions speak louder than words, and negative parental pressure can destroy, while positive of pressure can build the a growing child. self-ima- B. E. Robbins is honored Brett E. Robbins has been elected to membership in Sigma Theta Thu International Honor Society of Nursing. He was inducted as a charter member of the Nu Nu chapter at Weber State University, Ogden, May 11. Sigma Theta Tau International is a prestigious organization of leaders and scholars in nursing. This honor society, founded at Indiana University in 1922, currently has 301 chapters at more than 326 colleges and universities worldwide. Membership in the society is awarded to bachelors, masters, and doctoral nursing candidates who achieve high scholastic averages and to graduates of the college programs who achieve excellence nursing leadership roles. The undergraduate inductee must have at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, d of and be in the upper one-thir- their cIsbs. The honor society is committed to improving the health of the public and advancing nursing science. 21 6th let as afeo ceQekate out guiding and pitay that theg continue to sptead throughout' the woidd. St is an honon to fteptesen t you in Congtess." V Happy 4th July ! j vr sQqprbk-Jif- i, f -r rv . 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